Steven Berkoff

Steven Berkoff

🎂 3rd August 1937 (88 yrs) 📍 Stepney, East London, England

Biography

Steven Berkoff (born Leslie Steven Berks; 3 August 1937) is an English actor, author, playwright, theatre practitioner and theatre director.

As a theatre maker he is recognised for staging work with a heightened performance style known as "Berkovian theatre", which combines elements of physical theatre, total theatre and expressionism. His work has sometimes been viewed as an example of in-yer-face theatre, due to the intense presentation and taboo-breaking material in a number of his plays. As a screen actor, he is known for his performances in villainous roles, including the portrayals of General Orlov in the James Bond film Octopussy (1983), Victor Maitland in Beverly Hills Cop (1984), Lt. Col. Podovsky in Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985) and Adolf Hitler in War and Remembrance (1988–89).

Steven Berkoff

🎬 Movies Featuring Steven Berkoff

Desperate Journey

Desperate Journey (2025)

as Raphael
From Roger Moore with Love

From Roger Moore with Love (2024)

as Self
The Performance

The Performance (2024)

as Sam
Bad Seed

Bad Seed (2024)

as Doctor Ainsley (voice)
The Can

The Can (2024)

as Mason
Hamlet

Hamlet (2024)

as Polonius
The Phantom Warrior

The Phantom Warrior (2024)

as Hades
Young, Sexy & Dead

Young, Sexy & Dead (2023)

as Claudio Vestiquez
Titanium White

Titanium White (2022)

as Father Tornatore
Prizefighter: The Life of Jem Belcher

Prizefighter: The Life of Jem Belcher (2022)

as Walter
Exorcist Vengeance

Exorcist Vengeance (2022)

as Bishop Canelo
Alice, Through the Looking

Alice, Through the Looking (2021)

as Executive Producer
Creation Stories

Creation Stories (2021)

as Aleister Crowley
Righteous Villains

Righteous Villains (2020)

as Grandfather
Ernie

Ernie (2020)

as Arthur
L'énigme quantique d'Einstein

L'énigme quantique d'Einstein (2020)

as narrateur
The Last Faust

The Last Faust (2019)

as Dr. Goodfellow
Red Devil

Red Devil (2019)

as Lazarus
Steven Berkoff's Tell Tale Heart

Steven Berkoff's Tell Tale Heart (2019)

as Edmund
Point of No Return

Point of No Return (2018)

as Evans
Meeting Jim

Meeting Jim (2018)

as Self
Blitzed: Nazis on Drugs

Blitzed: Nazis on Drugs (2018)

as Host
Fanged Up

Fanged Up (2017)

as Governor Payne
London Heist

London Heist (2017)

as Alfie
Transhuman

Transhuman (2017)

as Til
Manhattan Night

Manhattan Night (2016)

as Hobbs
Rise of the Footsoldier: Part II

Rise of the Footsoldier: Part II (2015)

as Dr. Flint
North v South

North v South (2015)

as Vic Clarke
7 Cases

7 Cases (2015)

as Lawson
We Still Kill the Old Way

We Still Kill the Old Way (2014)

as Charlie Archer
Katherine of Alexandria

Katherine of Alexandria (2014)

as Liberius
The Boy with a Camera for a Face

The Boy with a Camera for a Face (2013)

as Narrator
Muse of Fire

Muse of Fire (2013)

as Self
RED 2

RED 2 (2013)

as Cobb
Dave Allen: God's Own Comedian

Dave Allen: God's Own Comedian (2013)

as Friend
G.B.H.

G.B.H. (2012)

as Chief Constable
Strippers vs. Werewolves

Strippers vs. Werewolves (2012)

as Flett
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Men Who Hate Women

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Men Who Hate Women (2012)

as Self
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)

as Dirch Frode
Big Fat Gypsy Gangster

Big Fat Gypsy Gangster (2011)

as Guru Shah
The Tourist

The Tourist (2010)

as Reginald Shaw
The Road to Coronation Street

The Road to Coronation Street (2010)

as Sidney Bernstein
Dead Cert

Dead Cert (2010)

as Kenneth Mason
Drop Dead Gorgeous

Drop Dead Gorgeous (2010)

The Rapture

The Rapture (2010)

as The Controller
Perfect Life

Perfect Life (2010)

as The Elder
The Big I Am

The Big I Am (2010)

as The MC
Pinter's Progress

Pinter's Progress (2009)

as Self
At World's End

At World's End (2009)

as Jack Pudovski
44 Inch Chest

44 Inch Chest (2009)

as Tippi Gordon
No Image

Shakespeare’s Villains (2009)

as Himself, Richard III, Othello, Macbeth, Juliet, CAsio
Bear Hunting

Bear Hunting (2008)

Say It in Russian

Say It in Russian (2007)

The 10th Man

The 10th Man (2006)

as 'Red' Jack Weinbaum
Pu-239

Pu-239 (2006)

as Starkov
The Flying Scotsman

The Flying Scotsman (2006)

as Ernst Hagemann
Penguins of the Antarctic

Penguins of the Antarctic (2006)

as Narrator
Quails Quest: Its a Boy!

Quails Quest: Its a Boy! (2005)

Forest of the Gods

Forest of the Gods (2005)

as Commandant Hoppe
Shadow of the Sword

Shadow of the Sword (2005)

as Inquisitor
Action Man: X Missions The Movie

Action Man: X Missions The Movie (2005)

as Dr. X (voice)
Brides

Brides (2004)

as Karabulat
Action Man: Robot ATAK

Action Man: Robot ATAK (2004)

as Dr. X (voice)
Head in the Clouds

Head in the Clouds (2004)

as Charles Bessé
Charlie

Charlie (2004)

No Image

Bokshu - The Myth (2003)

as Professor Metcalf
Headrush

Headrush (2003)

as Wuj
9 Dead Gay Guys

9 Dead Gay Guys (2002)

as Jeff
Beginner's Luck

Beginner's Luck (2002)

as Magic Bob
Steal

Steal (2002)

as Surtayne
Attila

Attila (2001)

as King Rua
Inside 'Octopussy'

Inside 'Octopussy' (2000)

as Self
Rancid Aluminium

Rancid Aluminium (2000)

as Mr Kant
Expelling the Demon

Expelling the Demon (1999)

as Man / Tongue
Legionnaire

Legionnaire (1998)

as Sgt. Steinkampf
Another 9 1/2 Weeks

Another 9 1/2 Weeks (1997)

as Vittorio DaSilva
Coriolanus

Coriolanus (1997)

as Coriolanus
Fair Game

Fair Game (1995)

as Colonel Ilya Kazak
Decadence

Decadence (1994)

as Steve / Les / Helen's Couturier
Flynn

Flynn (1993)

as Klaus Reicher
Silent Night

Silent Night (1990)

as Harry
A Season of Giants

A Season of Giants (1990)

as Girolamo Savonarola
The Krays

The Krays (1990)

as George Cornell
Streets of Yesterday

Streets of Yesterday (1989)

Prisoner of Rio

Prisoner of Rio (1988)

as Jack McFarland
Metamorphosis

Metamorphosis (1987)

as Mr. Samsa
Under the Cherry Moon

Under the Cherry Moon (1986)

as Mr. Sharon
Absolute Beginners

Absolute Beginners (1986)

as The Fanatic
Revolution

Revolution (1985)

as Sgt. Jones
Transmutations

Transmutations (1985)

as Hugo Motherskille
Rambo: First Blood Part II

Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)

as Lt. Col. Podovsky
Beverly Hills Cop

Beverly Hills Cop (1984)

as Victor Maitland
Octopussy

Octopussy (1983)

as Orlov
Outland

Outland (1981)

as Sagan
Beloved Enemy

Beloved Enemy (1981)

as Kozlov
McVicar

McVicar (1980)

as Ronnie Harrison
Joseph Andrews

Joseph Andrews (1977)

as Greasy Fellow
Barry Lyndon

Barry Lyndon (1975)

as Lord Ludd
The Passenger

The Passenger (1975)

as Stephen
Nicholas and Alexandra

Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)

as Pankratov
A Clockwork Orange

A Clockwork Orange (1971)

as Det. Const. Tom
Vendetta for The Saint

Vendetta for The Saint (1969)

as Bertoli
No Image

The Pistol (1965)

as Private First Class Gutkowski
Hamlet at Elsinore

Hamlet at Elsinore (1964)

as Lucianus
Konga

Konga (1961)

as Student on Field Trip (uncredited)
The Devil's Disciple

The Devil's Disciple (1959)

as British Corporal
The Captain's Table

The Captain's Table (1959)

as (uncredited)
I Was Monty's Double

I Was Monty's Double (1958)

as Minor Role (uncredited)
Nameless

Nameless (N/A)

as Dr. Bymmock
The Awakening

The Awakening (N/A)

as Henry
Kristallnacht

Kristallnacht (N/A)

as Rabbi Goldstein
No Image

My Life As Roger Moore (N/A)

as Self